North Adams, Mass. – The North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League are proud to announce that 2005 SteepleCats pitcher Evan Scribner made his major league debut on April 26 with the San Diego Padres in a game against the Atlanta Braves.

Scribner came out of the bullpen on April 26 and pitched the seventh and eighth innings just a day after his call up, giving up two hits and a walk in an 8-2 Braves victory. One highlight had to have been inducing future MLB Hall of Famer Chipper Jones into a double-play groundball.  “I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be,” Scribner said. “I think I was more nervous going into the dugout after my first inning before going back out there.” He added, “I wish I could have had a strikeout, but I guess you can’t have everything.” Scribner got his wish in spades the following night in the ninth inning when he let in a run on a pair of hits, but was able to strikeout the side as the Braves rolled 7-0. His manager Bud Black was impressed: “At times we saw a 20 mph difference with the same arm speed,” Black said. “It's always nice to get the first one out of the way with a good performance.”

At the time of his call up, Scribner was 0-1 for Triple-A Tucson converting three saves in four opportunities with a 5.63 ERA. He was 4-5 with a 2.59 ERA in 57 appearances with Double-A San Antonio last season. Outstanding control has been a hallmark of Scribner's career.  In his 259 career minor league innings, Scribner struck out 317 while walking just 62. He earned League All-Star nods in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Scribner played for the SteepleCats in 2005 after going 6-3 with a 2.79 ERA and five complete games during his sophomore year as the staff ace for the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils. In eight starts for the SteepleCats, Scribner was 2-3 with a 3.62 ERA and led all pitchers with 54.2 innings pitched. He finished second on the team with 48 strikeouts and a meager .221 opponents’ batting average while allowing an astonishingly low eight walks during the whole season. His 6.83 innings pitched per appearance was one of the highest totals in the NECBL. Scribner was one of the key components of the pitching staff that helped the SteepleCats win their first playoff series in franchise history, taking two out of three from the Manchester Silkworms.

Scribner pitched four seasons for the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils and was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 28th round of the 2007 draft. During his career in New Britain, Scribner compiled a 23-16 record and a school-record 14 saves. He is among the all-time wins leaders in school history and recorded twenty complete games with five shutouts. In his senior season in 2007, Scribner had a team-low 2.78 ERA and seven complete games with one shutout and seven saves. That year he also led the Blue Devils and tied for the NEC lead with 84 strikeouts in a team-high 77.2 innings. He was an All-NEC selection as a junior in 2006. As a freshman in 2004, Scribner was named the Northeast Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player as he helped the Blue Devils take home the conference title and earn an NCAA Tournament berth.

Scribner is now the fifth former SteepleCat to get called up to the major leagues. He joins fellow 2005 alum Cole Gillespie (Diamondbacks), right-handed reliever Mike Ekstrom (Rays), catcher Bobby Wilson (Angels), and sidearm reliever Joe Smith (Indians).